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I have more to write, but I’m so excited. I finished a day early even!

YAAAY! *Kermit arm flail*

This was fun, blogging every (almost every) day. It kinda kept me motivated. I probably wish I had written more insightful things, when posting (I will have to go back and reread my posts tho). But after writing novel things daily, I don’t think I’ll ever be able to *also* then write in depth blog posts daily. Oh well. Anyway, my final chart:

Have you become so dull, so cold?Does the truth leave an awful taste in your soul?When fear grips it chokes out the airSometimes the dark is dark because a door is there

Wrote 4k tonight, like it was nothing. Everything just flowed, and came out easily, and I think this is one of my favorite parts of the book. This is one of those death and destruction and mayhem chapters – but it’s good.

I also added some things into the story, and they totally fit with the outline. The outline I wrote three years ago (recap: I wrote part I in 2014, part II in 2016, and am writing part III now, as my outline was seemingly way bigger than I had imagined when I first wrote it) is still amazing and makes sense and works. Which is amazing.

This is awesome. I’m at 47k now, and am above the line for only the second time this month. I haven’t been worried, but it’s nice being above. I was in the zone tonight, and still feel a little zoney now. But, work tomorrow, so off I must go.

Here’s my chart as of tonight:

When in the springtime of the yearWhen the trees are crowned with leavesWhen the ash and oak, and the birch and yewAre dressed in ribbons fair

I’m at 42k right now, only 1k behind the suggested daily total. It would be very satisfying to get above the line again, but I was falling asleep while writing. It’s not easy to remember where I am in the scene, if I fall asleep while trying to write it.

So I’m gonna get ready and go to bed. Seems the only logical option.

It really is tempting to write another 1k and make it above the line. But I’ll save that for tomorrow.

My progress so far:

Hang on when the water is risingHang on when the waves are crashingHang on, just don’t ever let go

Hang on when you are barely breathingHang on when your heart’s still beatingHang on, just don’t ever let go

#Gilmorethemerrier is still going on…and I have been way too distracted by it.

I’ve written some fun words today – “askance” and “flabbergasted” being two amazing examples.

After struggling my way to climb to 30k (got stuck at 27k and then 28k and then 29k for days), the path to 40k has been much easier. I wrote 6k today and am at almost 39k. Woo! I love long weekends and holidays. I might write more tonight, or I might get some other things done that I should do. We shall see.

My goal was 40k, but I’m really close. I’ll do a bunch more writing tomorrow, and I’m not worried. I actually think I’ve got enough material to get to at least 60k. So I just have to decide if I want to wrap things up, and try and stuff as much into this month as possible, or write after the month is over. Both have pros and cons.

You had to have it allWell, have you had enough?You greedy little bastard, you will get what you deserve

I didn’t write yesterday, because I was busy eating turkey and hanging out with cool friends 🙂

Tonight I didn’t write as much as I wanted to, but I did pretty well. I also joined the late night Seattle Wrimo discord channel. Discord is pretty much like Slack, so I felt at home right away. I haven’t gone to a Seattle Wrimo gettogether yet, but I think I’ll hang out on Discord fairly often.

I sometimes am totally a millennial.

Also, I’m going to download the Discord app, to make things easier. And… for the first time ever, I see the point of the app stores that Microsoft and Apple have setup. I still don’t want one on my computer (I have Win 7). But googling and finding the right download, while easier than years ago, still takes more effort than a quick search and one-click that the desktop app stores provide. Huh.

Anyway, blogging after midnight again, since I wrote right up to the wire. 🙂 Gonna go read some Pratchett now.

The right music, the right mood, the right fuel, the right plotline… and I can write for an hour, as if it was a minute. That was tonight. This… this is why I write. Stories and people and scenes just come out, unfolding of their own accord. The story just translates itself from thoughts somewhere in the depths of my brain to words on paper (virtual). I don’t even have to try, it just pours out. This was tonight. Such a good night.

I wrote 2k words, which puts me only <6k behind. Still chugging along.

You’ve been waiting for so longI’m hear to answer your callI know that I shouldn’t have had you waiting at all

I wrote very few words today. So I’m now almost 8k behind. As I’ve been saying every time, I’m still not worried. I haven’t run out of story. I still love my story. I have a good outline with plenty of room. I’m actually ahead of where I should be, wordcount & outline wise. So I’m good. Just need some extra time to get writing. Maybe… a four day weekend would help? Hmm I wonder where I could find one of those.

Seriously having NaNoWriMo in November is the best decision they could ever make.

Oops, I totally missed a blog post yesterday. Saturday ended up being a very social day, and not as writing-heavy as I had wanted. But it was fine. Still wrote 2500 words, which is decent. Just not enough to get me back on track.

Today I did some 30 minute/1000 word sprints. It worked out pretty well. I’m only 4k behind where I need to be. So, still on track, but still behind. Wrote 4k total today. More would’ve been good. But I keep on truckin.

There are some chapters that just flow right out, that I love to write. And there are other chapters that are agony. I wonder if the easy ones are the ones that other people will like, and the hard ones will be the bad ones to read? It’s interesting.

You don’t need to bother, I don’t need to beI’ll keep slipping fartherBut once I hold on, I won’t let go til it bleeds